safe return
noun
: the act of taking someone or something back to the proper place completely unharmed
—+ of
The mother demanded a safe return of her child.
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Hopefully, all of these Superstars are able to make a quick and safe return to WWE soon.
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
A week after Arthur disappeared, a ransom note was delivered to their home, written in a feminine hand and demanding $100 for his safe return.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
Brother of Israeli hostage still hoping for safe return
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Sean Diddy Combs
Alice Gainer
Alice Gainer joined CBS News New York as a reporter and anchor in January 2013.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 15 May 2025
For more than 500 days, Israelis, Jews in the diaspora, and decent people around the world have anxiously prayed for their safe return—only to find out that they were likely killed many months ago—their remains along with the body of their mother Shiri returned to Israel on Feb. 20by Hamas.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
A week after Arthur disappeared, a ransom note was delivered to their home, written in a feminine hand and demanding $100 for his safe return.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 3 May 2025
Brother of Israeli hostage still hoping for safe return
In:
Sean Diddy Combs
Alice Gainer
Alice Gainer joined CBS News New York as a reporter and anchor in January 2013.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 15 May 2025
For more than 500 days, Israelis, Jews in the diaspora, and decent people around the world have anxiously prayed for their safe return—only to find out that they were likely killed many months ago—their remains along with the body of their mother Shiri returned to Israel on Feb. 20by Hamas.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Safe return.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safe%20return. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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